Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-14
BELLAIRE.
The Gum Boot" Man About in the Glass
City-Other Notes.

The Gum Boot" Man About in the Glass
City-Other Notes.
The family which resided "among the
willows" in Wheeling, formerly occupied
an old boat along the river bank near the
Rtna Glass Works. The Adam ard
Eve" mode of dressing their bodies was q
striking feature of the gang during their
stay here. The police found them ont and
they were compelled to skip.
Miss Ada Weir, of Washington, ID. c., Is
here and will make an effort to get par
don for her brother, George Weir, who
was sent to the penitentiary for life Tor
killing Sterling Riggs in 1880. Since the
| incarceration of Weir he has been one OF
the best prisoners in the penitentiary, and
is at present teaching night school. The
| Weir family has been an unfortunate one.
| During the trial of the prisoner, his
brother, James, killed his father and fled
Sentiment against the Weir family was
high before the trial of George was ended
and he thought it best to plead guilty to
murder in the second degree.
James Weir has never been arrested for
his act. 1t is stated that Immediately
after the killing of his father he went to
small town outside of Columbus where
he learned To be a telegraph operator. be
suffered mentally about his ungrateiul
act, and would have returned to st.
Clairsville and thrown himself on the
mercy OF the Court, but he was advised
not to do it. owing 20 the state Of public
feeling at the time. He left Ohio couple
of years since and his whereabouts is not
known, but it is supposed he is in the far
West
The Cum boot" man is abroad in this
city. Last week lady named Greenfield,
in the Fourth ward, was attacked by a
stranger who threw his arms around her
and then skipped. The same night little
girl in the same part of town met with a
like experience. Ga Monday night, near
the Elysian Theatre, some sCOundrel ran
out and Rugged" woman who Was hur-
rying home. Later i'll the evening the
same fellow wanted to Squeeze" GER
tain married woman, but she was too fleet
footed and got away. We are informed
that about dozen young ladies, after
they heard OF the dishOnOrable acts of the
unknown" armed themselves with clubs
and Fourth wards for the wretch, but
lied to find him. 1t will he sorry day
for the scoundrel if he gets tripped up in
his acts =
Thieves entered the Office of the Globe
Touring mill Oh Monday night and broke
the combination of the safe with punch.
There was something over $26 in the safe,
which the thieves pOCketed.
Word was received from Columbus yes
terday afternoon OF the sudden death OF
Jesse Randolph, b. & o. yard master at
this place. Mr.. RandOl pin was in the Cap
ital City attending the case of the Il. y y.
vs. Tue City of Bellaire. While walking
along High street, in the near vicinity Of
the Union depot, in company with City
Clerk John r. Cow and City Solicitor NJ.
F. Pearson, he fell suddenly to the pave
ment and expired. lie had not complain
ed OF being i'll, and heart disease is assigned
as the cause of his sudden demise. Mr..
Randolph was one of the oldest citizens of
Bellaire, and has been iii the employ Of
the t. 4 .. about ten years. He leaves a
wife and several grown children. The re-
mains will he brought to this city At an
early hour this morning.
A few goblets were turned out at the
Bellaire goblet works yesterday.
Harry Leonard has been married TO an
Illinois young lady.
Squire Roeder disposed of two liquor
cases yesterday. One saloon-keeper was
fined and sent to Jail for five days; the
other was fined and will spend one day in
jail.
The y. 20 operators some weeks since
acceded an advance of ; cents ton for
mining, hut the b. * .. company has re-
fused like advance, and the operators
held meeting in this city yesterday TO
see what they had hetrr do about the
matter.
The steamer Courier, Oh her last trip up
put oil 300 barrels of salt here
Dr. Norwood Dixon and Miss Sadie
McMasters will be married at noon to-day
1T the home OF the bride in Glencoe The
happy couple will leave for Kansas at once
whore MIR Dixon has a practice,
llvaIhcringtpn'S band played for a fun
er;tl in Bcnwooi yesterday.
VIM NJ DruCau, Of the Ohio Valley De-
ttctirc Association, is iii the central part
OF the state hunting violltors OF the fish
and hunting laws.
Spaugler Post and the WOmans Relief
Corps had an enjoyable feast at City Hall
Last night
There is some talk of the right of way OF
the Ohio Valley Railroad being sold to the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.